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CFFK Arts Grant Applications Due May 15th The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) is now accepting grant applications from nonprofit arts and cultural …

Rest Beach Restoration The restoration of the sea wall and beach are underway at Rest Beach at the base of the Edward B. Knight White …

Kids Plant New Trees The May Sands Montessori Charter School was at City Hall this week, planting three new young trees behind the butterfly garden. …

Animal Farm open Sunday Come see the new butterfly garden! The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is open to the public this Sunday from 1 – 3 p.m. Please …

Monroe County State Attorney’s Office KEY WEST, APRIL 19, 2018 — A Key West man will spend the next 43.2 months in state prison following …

FEMA Assistance Tops $1 Billion for Florida Hurricane Irma Survivors Additional $2.3 billion for Floridians and communities through other programs ORLANDO, Fla.– Federal assistance to help …

Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose Yard Sale at FKCC KEY WEST, FL, April 17, 2018— In celebration of Earth Day, the Florida Keys Community College chapter of …

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE RESPONDS TO TRAILER FIRE ON STOCK ISLAND; NO INJURIES STOCK ISLAND, FL – At 3:10 a.m. Tuesday, Monroe County Fire Rescue responded to a …

Irma Survivor Tells How Disaster Preparation Paid Off ORLANDO, Fla. – Irisaida “Isa” Mendez, a locally hired media relations specialist who works out of FEMA’s branch …

Detectives make drug-related arrests The Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Narcotics Unit arrested four people on Friday during a warrant sweep in the Hibiscus Park area in Key …

Man arrested for sexual harassment   A 25-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday for posting naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend on social media. Alfred Theodore Kluge was …

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE OFFERS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE AND GLUCOSE SCREENING  MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue offers free blood pressure and glucose screening …

Traffic to alternate on Niles Channel Bridge tonight into morning Construction crews will be alternating traffic on U.S. 1 at the Nile Channel Bridge — …

Drug Take Back Day On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Key West Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public …

Man arrested for fleeing A 43-year-old Islamorada man was arrested Sunday afternoon after fleeing from deputies on foot. Thomas Henry McConnell was charged with flee/eluding police, resisting …

New parking restrictions for large RVs and campers on private property BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Key West owners of recreation vehicles and …

Five arrested in Marathon attack Five men from Arizona were arrested early Sunday morning for beating up a co-worker, who required staples to his head. …

Key West election season begins at full throttle BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The Key West campaign trail is a very busy …

 Man arrested for flare gun, knife threats A 47-year-old Marathon man was arrested Friday for threatening another man with a flare gun and a filet knife. Rodger …

MONROE COUNTY RECEIVES FIRST FEMA REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT FOR HURRICANE IRMA EXPENSES MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County received the first reimbursement today from the Federal Emergency …